"Vox Humana" > wrote in
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> "Jenn Ridley" > wrote in message
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>> wrote:
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>> >"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
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>> >> > wrote in message
>> >> om...
>> >> > > It sounds like something from the Iron Chef!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > What's Iron Chef?
>> >>
>> >> Iron Chef is a crazy ass TV show from Japan where a contestant
>> >> faces
> off
>> >> with a master chef in a stadium setting. They use ingredients
>> >> that can
> make
>> >> your stomach turn. It wouldn't be unusual for them to make a
>> >> mouse out
> or
>> >> eel eyes and garnish it with a sauce that included bodily fluids
>> >> from amphibians. They will start with an ice-cream that includes
>> >> anchovies
> and
>> >> carob followed by a course featuring fried insects.
>> >
>> >Wow, if you all think edam and camembert cheese is crazy you need to
>> >crawl out of the rock you live under.
>>
>> I think you might want to rephrase that a bit. It comes off as more
>> than a bit snarky. (If you want tolerance, you need to show a little
>> yourself, eh?)
>>
>> Now, to reply to the sentiment. Edam and Camembert as food stuffs
>> are not crazy. Using them in a dessert dish is a little bit out of
>> the mainstream....
>>
>> Most people think of cheesecakes as sweets, using fairly bland cheese
>> like ricotta or cream cheese. Both Edam and Camembert have a bit
>> more cheese flavor than many people expect to find.>
>> jenn
>
> Exactly. The OP posted the recipe for the cheesecake, which had a
> normal (read: significant) amount of sugar. In fact, the recipe was
> fairly standard up to the point where the Edam and Camembert cheese
> was specified. I would have no issues with a savory cheesecake made
> with a substantial amount of either of these cheeses, but with no
> sugar. I have had a salmon cheesecake that was terrific as an
> offering with cocktails.
>
>
I've eaten a sweet desert cheesecake that contained bleu cheese and it
was delicious. Unfortunately, I don't have the recipe.